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IN THIS ISSUE: * First Looks Roundup: Personal Firewalls - McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 6.0 - Norton Personal Firewall 2005 * Philips Streamium MC-i250 * Samsung SynchMaster 910T For more stories, log on to http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1173-4-4-252229-110303-1 ============================================================ First Looks Roundup: Personal Firewalls Personal firewalls provide a necessary line of defense against both external attacks (from worms and hackers) and internal attacks (from Trojan horses and spyware). To help you choose the best firewall for your needs, our PC Labs experts pick apart two personal firewall solutions: McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 6.0 and Norton Personal Firewall 2005. Our analysts not only ran security checks on the firewalls, we attacked them directly to test their limits. See the results in our online review roundup. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1173-4-4-252229-110306-1 ============================================================ Philips Makes You Want To Stream Sure, Philips Streamium MC-i250 looks like your typical mini boombox, but behind that familiar facade some great features are tucked away. Streamium MC-i250 can stream MP3s from your PC and is Internet-radio ready. We were impressed by the bass range of this microsystem, and love the PC/AV features like CD track info and updated time. Read all about it in our online review. (4.5 stars) http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1173-4-4-252229-110309-1 ============================================================ Big and Bright For Business Samsung's SyncMaster 910T LCD is the perfect LCD for homes or offices that want a little extra LCD real estate but don't want to pay a lot for it. The 19-incher is priced to move, competing more with 17-inch displays than LCDs in its own class. It doesn't have the blistering hot speed gamers need, but the 910T is a sensible choice for the rest of us. Read the review online to find out more. (4 stars) http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1173-4-4-252229-110312-1 ============================================================ The PCMag.com Bookstore PC Magazine's Windows XP Solutions Ever wish they'd consulted you before they designed Windows XP? Sure, it's a great system, but there's this one feature that makes you crazy. Or that annoying problem that keeps occurring. Well, you can rely on Neil Randall and your friends at PC Magazine to correct that oversight. Here's the complete compendium of solutions to the things that bug you, threaten your security, slow you down, or other-wise prevent Windows XP from running like it should. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1173-4-4-252229-110315-1 PC Magazine Guide to Home Networking Ready to plunge into creating your own home network? 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